The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-25
WHEELING SAVANT
AND his CHEAT ACHIEVEMENTS
In the Science Of Microscopy and tho De.
partment OF Pathological Demonsira.
tion never before mndo Establishes 4
tho identity OF n Skin Disease.

Or. James u. Reeves, OF this city, hns
jus. made n complete denomination OF
the identity Of lupus IA skin dlssase) and
tuberculosis that iB, he haa clearly shown
that the same parasite which destroys the
lung, In consumption, Is the germ Of
lupus. He has submitted duplicate
microscopic slides to tho most expert mi.
crotcopis.a and Psychologists in the coun.
try and they have been declared I'M.
eqnaled. In jacs, nothing like them was
over reached before.
An lsT8LLiGESGgg reporter hearing o!
this important discovery, or rather demon.
~tFasion, called on Dr.. Reeves yesterday 10
obtain some particulars, but found him
deeply absorbed, With a distinguished Wis.
tor from Ohio, In microscopic study.
The visitor alluded to Ia q prominent ply.
sician Of an Ohio city, well known for his
own achievements with the microscope.
Such visitors frequently COME from long
distances 10 compare notes with Dr..
Reeves and mako personal observations
OF his methods OF work-his technique, as
the m~icrosCopists say.
DR.. Reeves now fluids little leisure time,
his prominence ut the congress OF micro.
scop!ats ut %Chaniauqua lAst yenr and the
admitted advantages OF his own devices
for convenient and thorough observation
having brought 10 him uneought a large
amount Of work in preparing slidea. A
reporter whorecently called on him found
him engaged in preparing fora New Or.
lears scientist a full cot Of slides SHOW.
Ing the normal tissues Of the body, and also
pathological specimens--ttat Is sections
OF The tissues as affected by disease OF
various kinds. On the table in his labor
atory DR.. Reeves hGS q typhoid fever
farm" Matter containing the germs Of
this disease Is inserted in II piece Of potato
in ona instance and In e portion OF gotten.
ed gelat'ne In another, and there it grows
until the glass vessels Theoretically sealed
are almost cold maasea OF the disease
germe, containing, as DR.. Reeves suggest-
cd, enough fever geod to give the disease
TO every man, woman and child in
Wheeling who il susceptible to typhoid
fever, il thrown in the reservoir OF the
water works. These germs tho Doctor
uses III preparing microscopic slides.
With tho microscope the exact identity OF
any disease can be aeen by y comparison
OF tho germs Of tho disease with germs
known 10 be those of the disease Gus.
pected. Thus in y case where Asiatic
cholera is %suspec.ed, II microscopic cxam-
lI1tioa Il tho germs leaves no room Tor
doubt.
Dr.. Reeves Inventions figure in the
catalogue Of q prominent manufacturer OF
scientific instruments-the BausGh 4
Loinb Company, OF Rochester, n. Y.-of
whose manual Of the microscope no ia also
the author. BY means OF this manual
and OF his psrsonal work at Chautauqua
his methods are nov widely known. lie
mounts his tissues either III parattine or
d ~potatO--the latter method being known
TO SCIENCE 40 "Dr. Reoves'B c9mmontater
method" Among his devices which have
become populsr lar and near ia a section
datteper. When the eectiona OF tiasue
are cut By means Of the fine instrument
naed, they upayoidsbly curl up, 60 minute
10 their thickness, uD!ega some SUCH de-.
vico is employed. a leading authority on
microscopy Says Of this invention, "Your
section tlatteler makes the microtome."
Another iaYeaiion is q wster bath Tor The
p~urnoacoi kcopingtiasucs under treatment
at o uniform temperature Il. the will Of
the operator.
It must be a source Of pride 10 all loyal
citizens Of Wheeliag;thas q town 80 widely
known for her utilitarian achievements IN
the manufactures, has aleo among her
citizens u man who has taken An advanced
position in the ranks OF tho votaries OF a
marvellous and benetfccnt science, whose
researches reveal more OF the wonders Of
creation than the telescope Of the aB.rono.
'ncr, and contribute more to the smeliora-
ton Of human suffering thaG was eyer
dreamed OF without it's aid.